READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Power and Resistance in Fiction

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does the guild's hegemony consist of?A. Dominant influence over the city's literary institutions and public attention.B. Complete isolation from every institution in the city's cultural life.C. An equal share of influence held by every reading group.D. A brief disagreement between two poets with no broader effect.

2The greatest prominence of epic verse at the festivals is its _____.A. dominanceB. marginalityC. obscurityD. absence

3Which action attempts to subjugate an independent reading group?A. Offer a room that the group can accept or decline without conditions.B. Invite the group to share a poem while leaving its decisions entirely independent.C. Ask permission to attend one of the group's public readings.D. Require the group to surrender control of its membership and reading choices to the guild.

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